Vocabulary
Fortunate
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
favoured by or involving good luck; lucky.
Urdu meaning
خوش قسمت، کامیاب، بخت آور
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The following year, I was fortunate to be admitted to the Aga Khan University Medical College`s inaugural class, a group of 50 selected from an applicantpoolofover5,000.
- By age five, the language window opens sufficiently for children to have autonomous access to the world beyond grandmother`s stories fortunate ones can read on their own, most others can hear via electronic devices.
- The point to grasp is that we have located the learning window too high in the wall the vast majority cannot reach it and it is partially open even for the fortunate minority.
- It is fortunate that, since March, there has been no reported loss of life in these attacks.
- Those fortunate enough to make it to university deserve a far better future.
Synonyms
lucky, favoured, blessed, blessed with good luck, in luck, born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth
Curator example
“she’d been fortunate to escape serious injury”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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